Pathways Heritage Day at Brubaker Homestead will take place on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be held at the 1792 Brubaker Homestead in Brubaker Park, 414 Long Lane, East Earl. Featured will be more than 300 educators, historians, artisans and interpreters who will present a living tapestry of Lancaster and Berks counties' rich past.

Guests will be able to learn about topics from the rugged 1740s Pennsylvania frontier to the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Visitors can explore Lenni Lenape heritage, frontier life and military encampments from the Revolutionary and Civil wars.

There will also be hands-on fun and learning opportunities. Attendees will be able to enjoy historical competitions, live demonstrations and opportunities to engage with historians. Children and adults alike can dive into interactive activities, and local historians and re-enactors will share stories and exhibits from significant local historical sites and organizations.

Sponsored by Pathways Hybrid Learning, which serves students in Lancaster, Berks and Lebanon counties, the event is designed to educate students and inspire a passion for history in them while helping parents nurture historical appreciation in their family life. The free event is open to all homeschool, private school and public school families.

Teens ages 13 to 17 and adults age 18 and above can register to compete in a series of activities designed to help them discover how well they would have survived on the 1700s frontier. In the Woodlands Walk Challenge, participants will move through six wilderness stations to earn points by building a fire, shooting paper wads from muskets, learning archery and gaining tomahawk throwing skills.

Adults can gear up for a unique survival skill competition where they can register and vie for the Mountain Man title. As part of this archery competition, competitors will be tested on their ability to shoot a moving deer target.

Additional exhibits will include open-fire cooking and hearth and kettle-cooked soup; soup will also be available for takeout. Visitors can interact with re-enactors at a 1700s frontier trappers' camp, a Lenni Lenape village settlement and the Frontier Encampment, Revolutionary War and Civil War encampments.

There will also be period domestic crafts, hide tanning, beekeeping, hands-on activities for kids, a blacksmith, metal casting, papermaking, a seamstress, a basket weaver, a gun maker, a rope maker and more.

A new addition to the event this year is Stories in Time. This section is a unique opportunity to connect with the history of the community, featuring displays and scheduled presentations by the Caernarvon Historical Society, the Terre Hill Historical Society, the Ephrata Cloister and others.

Offered for sale will be a variety of baked goods and simple festival foods, including homemade soups and pulled pork. Takeouts will be available.

Admission and parking are free. All proceeds will support the educational program and campuses of Pathways Hybrid Learning, which serves students in kindergarten through grade 12. To learn more, visit http://www.learningatpathways.org. Those with questions can email pathwaysheritageday@gmail.com.